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| − | The Jade Falcons' first strike was made against [[Graus]] on 7 October 3068. | + | The Jade Falcons' first strike was made against [[Graus]] on 7 October 3068. Eschewing any ''[[batchall]]'' - an unusual move for the tradition-minded Falcons - the invasion force tore into the [[23rd Arcturan Guards]].<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 105, "Cry Havoc"</ref> Three weeks later, according to a [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces|LAAF]] press release by [[Adam Steiner]], [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces were contesting Falcon control of Graus and the local forces in the [[Arc-Royal Theater]] were sufficient to contain the Clan invaders. Believing that the Falcons' primary concern was [[Clan Wolf]], the LAAF focused its efforts upon the concurrent wars with the Blakists and Free Worlds League.<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 189, "LAAF rallies after stunning Clan assault on Graus"</ref> |
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| + | At some point after October 3068 the Falcons secured their hold on Graus, and between 8-21 January [[3069]] seized [[Black Earth]], [[Blackjack]], [[Blue Hole]] and [[Roadside]]; with these victories the salients the LAAF had carved into the Falcon OZ during the last incursion were reclaimed.<ref name=JFRp46>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46</ref> The LAAF mounted a counter-attack upon [[Baker 3]] soon after, hoping to force the Falcons to shift to a defensive stance, but the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia]] and mercenary [[Knights of St. Cameron]] were instead mauled by two front-line Clusters and forced to retreat.<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 205, "Avengers Fall Back"</ref> | ||
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The Jade Falcon Incursion of 3068-3071 was a three-year assault upon the Lyran Alliance by Clan Jade Falcon beginning on October 7, 3068 and continuing until April 3071. Taking advantage of several crises besetting the Alliance, the Falcons seized a number of Lyran worlds before the advent of a Clan Ice Hellion invasion forced them to end operations against House Steiner.
Background
In the fifteen years between the Battle of Tukayyid and the fall of the Second Star League Clan Jade Falcon struck at the Lyran Alliance twice, in 3058 and 3064-65. The first incursion ended in the famous Battle of Coventry and saw no territorial changes; the second, launched while the Alliance was torn apart by civil war, ended in a limited Falcon victory.
The dissolution of the Second Star League in 3067 immediately threw the Lyran Alliance into a new existential crisis. With Archon Peter Steiner-Davion trapped on Tharkad by the Word of Blake's blockade and incommunicado with the rest of his realm, Blakists attacks elsewhere in the Alliance, and a border war raging with the Free Worlds League, the Lyran border with the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone appeared an inviting target for another Falcon assault.
Campaign History
The Jade Falcons' first strike was made against Graus on 7 October 3068. Eschewing any batchall - an unusual move for the tradition-minded Falcons - the invasion force tore into the 23rd Arcturan Guards.[1] Three weeks later, according to a LAAF press release by Adam Steiner, Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces were contesting Falcon control of Graus and the local forces in the Arc-Royal Theater were sufficient to contain the Clan invaders. Believing that the Falcons' primary concern was Clan Wolf, the LAAF focused its efforts upon the concurrent wars with the Blakists and Free Worlds League.[2]
At some point after October 3068 the Falcons secured their hold on Graus, and between 8-21 January 3069 seized Black Earth, Blackjack, Blue Hole and Roadside; with these victories the salients the LAAF had carved into the Falcon OZ during the last incursion were reclaimed.[3] The LAAF mounted a counter-attack upon Baker 3 soon after, hoping to force the Falcons to shift to a defensive stance, but the Thorin Freedom Theater Militia and mercenary Knights of St. Cameron were instead mauled by two front-line Clusters and forced to retreat.[4]